CHABAHAR vs GAWADER

CHABAHAR vs GAWADER: 1. PURPOSE OF USAGE: For usage of india Only:  Under watch by china’s presence in Gawader This is the first time India has plunged into a foreign port development venture with such vigor. Chabahar is a geographical reach for New Delhi, since it is not in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) where India not only has several functional ports (Mumbai, Kolkata, and Goa) but has the shield of Indian Navy also. In Chabahar India would be a guest state, whose borders and territorial waters are at a much greater distance. Moreover, the vessels transporting goods to Chabahar would also be subject to the active monitoring of the Pakistani Navy, which would keep a hawk-eyed watch on the high seas and adjacent international waters. Gawader for UK, CHINA, RUSSIA AND CARs: On the contrary, Gwadar is not only developed by China — which has a wealth of experience in overseas infrastructure projects — but the government of Pakistan has handed over the control of port to China 2. SECURITY: Lack of security from Afghan Taliban and ISIS: After Chabahar in Iran, the next stop for Indian goods will be Afghanistan, and then subsequently to the Central Asian states. Although India has enjoyed cordial terms with the successive post-2001 governments of Afghanistan together with its $2 billion investment there, the security situation is inadequate in major areas. Besides, the Taliban, the  major insurgent group in Afghanistan has no love for India, since the latter historically supported the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance. GAWADER secured by Pak army and China alliance; 3. International community : IRAN’s Sanctions and nuclear program: One year after the Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with the P5+1 states, the deal has not lived up to expectations. Iran recently launched a nuclear-capable missile, violating a UN Security Council resolution (which prohibits any Iranian nuclear launch or test). Further, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed that Iran “will not cooperate with America over the regional crisis. CHINA’s greater influence at UNSC : Gwadar has no such problems. There are no restrictions on China’s investment anywhere nor is Pakistan subject to any kind of UN sanctions. Furthermore, China holds veto power on the UN Security Council — thus even in the case of a proposed resolution that could impact Gwadar, China could veto the move and continue its economic ventures with Pakistan. 4. AFGHAN’S iNTERESTS IN CPEC AND OBOR: Despite enhanced Indo-Afghan diplomatic, political, and economic connections, Pakistan’s role and influence in Afghanistan has not withered. Though the central government of Afghanistan leans more toward India, Pakistan has connections with several ethnic groups who represent a major portion of Afghan society. Additionally, Pakistan and China are vigorously working together on the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which culminates in Gwadar. China would not want such a huge investment going to waste. Thus there is every possibility that Beijing and Islamabad join hands to obstruct the political and economic maze of Afghanistan, so as to obstruct India’s dreams of reaching Central Asia. Pakistan could also see an India-Iran covert partnership to cause dysfunction in Gwadar, but Tehran would likely refrain as it is trying to pacify relations with its neighbors and the international community in the wake of 2015 agreement. Any entanglement with Pakistan would also endanger the eastern border of Iran. 5. ANNUAL CAPACITY OF CARGO: GAWADER,  ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 500 million tons: It is comparable to the capacity of all of India's ports combined annual capacity of 500 million tons of cargo today. CHABAHAR, 8.5 million ton port : The current capacity of the harbor after the expansion is reported to be 8.5 million tons of cargo annually all the ports of India have the current combined capacity of handling 500 million tones of goods a yea